Chapo Trap House - 550 – Sweet L of Liberty (8/16/21)
We look at the brutal, stupid, and embarrassing end of our brutal, stupid, and embarrassing twenty year occupation of Afghanistan.
Read Me a Poem - “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” by Adrienne Rich
Amanda Holmes reads Adrienne Rich’s poem “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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Pod Save America - “The Taliban takes Afghanistan.”
The New York Times’s Jane Coaston joins Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor to talk about the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the Biden Administration’s scramble to contain the fallout, and how the latest culture war is the right-wing crusade against vaccine and mask requirements. Cook Political Report Editor-in-Chief Amy Walter also talks to Jon about what the new 2020 Census numbers mean for redistricting and the battle for the House in 2022.
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Cato Daily Podcast - What Should the U.S. Do for Afghan Refugees?
In the immediate wake of U.S. departure from Afghanistan and the rapid collapse of the government there, the U.S. owes something to the people who helped sustain this ill-fated war. Alex Nowrasteh details some history and offers ideas for the future.
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Audio Poem of the Day - In Memory of the Utah Stars
By William Matthews
The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Fall of Afghanistan
The Afghan government has fallen to the Taliban, and only over the course of a single weekend. The Commentary podcast on the terrible implications of America’s humiliation in Central Asia.
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup 8/16
The Taliban is in control of Afghanistan as Americans are evacuated from the country. There's grief and frustration in Haiti, where nearly 13 hundred people are dead after an earthquake ravaged the island nation. And the Florida Panhandle prepares for Tropical Storm Fred. Steve Kathan anchors the World News Roundup, and is joined by Cami McCormick at the Pentagon.
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: August 16, 2021
The Taliban are in control of Afghanistan as Americans are evacuated from the country. Grief and frustration in Haiti, where nearly 1,300 people are dead after an earthquake ravaged the island nation. The Florida Panhandle prepares for Tropical Storm Fred. Correspondents Cami McCormick and Steve Kathan have the CBS World News Roundup for Monday, August 16, 2021:
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First Things Podcast - An American Epic
On this episode, Mark Edmundson joins contributing editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book “Song of Ourselves: Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy.”
First Things Podcast - An American Epic
On this episode, Mark Edmundson joins contributing editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book “Song of Ourselves: Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy.”